Meat-tenderer.



W. H. HUMBSTON.

MEAT TENDERER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20,1909.

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' W. H. HUMESTON.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 20, 1909.

Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent,

Patented Dec. '7, 1999.

Application filed April 20, 1909. Serial No. 490,984.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that 1, WILLIAM H. HUMES- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver, State of Colorado,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meat-Tenderers; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to implements employed for tendering meat, andfor like purposes, and has for one of its objects to provide a simplyconstructed device of this character of increased efficiency andutility.

lVith this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereafter shown and described and thenspecifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawings illustrativeof the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a plan View ofthe improved device, partly in section. Fig. 2 is an end elevation ofthe same. Figs. 3 and 4 are side elevations of the two forms of cuttingblades employed in the improved implement. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation ofthe improved implement.

The improved implement comprises a supporting frame formed of endmembers 10 11 connected by two rods 12 13, the rods spaced apartandarranged in parallel relations, shown. Swinging at 14-45 upon the endmembers 1011 is a bail-like member 16 having a handle 17 extendingcentrally therefrom, the bail member being large enough for frame toswing there through as shown. Mounted for rotation upon the rod 13 are aplurality of cutting blades 18, each blade having a plurality ofradially arranged recesses 19. The blades 18 are spaced at uniformdistances apart and separated by spacer members 20, or otherwisesupported in position upon the rod. Any required number of the blades 18may be employed but for the purpose of illustration six of the bladesare shown, which will be the number usually employed. Mounted forrotation upon the rod 12 are a plurality of cutting blades 21, the lastmentioned blades each formed with a plurality of corrugations 22 in itsrim. The blades 21 are spaced apart upon the rod 12, and separated byspacer members The blades 21 will be so arranged that each of the blades21 comes opposlte the space between two of the blades 18, as shown. Bythis simple means it will be obvious that an eflicient and effectualimplement is produced which will cut the fibers of the meat withoutbruising or mashing the same.

The cutting blades may be of any required size, and any required numbermay be employed. The blades will preferably be of tempered steel, whilethe remaining parts will be of suitable metal, and tinned, galvanized,or otherwise coated to prevent corrosion.

The entire implement being of metal, and every part exposed, theimplement may be readily cleansed after each operation.

lVhat is claimed is 1. An implement of the class described comprising aplurality of cutting blades arranged in parallel relations and mountedfor rotation, each blade having a plurality of radial recesses in itsrim, and a plurality of cutting blades arranged in parallel relation andspaced apart and mounted for rotation, each of said last mentionedblades having its rim corrugated and located opposite the spaces betweenthe first mentioned blades.

2. An implement of the class described comprising a supporting frameincluding spaced side members and rods spaced apart and connecting saidside members, a plurality of cutting blades arranged in parallelrelations and mounted for rotation upon one of said rods, each of saidblades having a plurality of radial recesses in its rims, and aplurality of cutting blades arranged in parallel relations and spacedapart and mounted for rotation upon the other of said rods, each of saidlast mentioned blades having its rim corrugated and located opposite thespaces between the first mentioned blades.

3. An implement of the class described comprising a frame formed withspaced end members and connecting rods spaced apart and arranged inparallel relations, a handle swinging from said end members intermediatesaid rods, a plurality of cutting blades arranged in parallel relationsand mounted for rotation upon one of said rods, said blades having aplurality of recesses in its In testimony whereof, I afllX my signarlm,and a plurality of cutting blades ture, in presence-of two-Witnesses.

spaced apart and mounted for rotation upon the other of said rods, each"of said last men- HUMESTON' tioned blades having its rim corrugated andWitnesses:

located opposite the spaces between the first WM. D. PEIRoE, mentionedblades. VVILLY J. C. LUDDERS.

